NCT05929742

Early Rehab With VR for First-time Acute Stroke

The Efficacy of Early Rehabilitation Combined With Virtual Reality Training in Patients With First-time Acute Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to confirm the efficacy and feasibility of early rehabilitation combined with virtual reality training in patients following first-time acute stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: * The impact of virtual reality training on muscle strength; * The impact of virtual reality training on functional recovery; * The impact of virtual reality training on mood state. Researchers will compare the experimental group, which received early rehabilitation combined with VR training, and the comparison group, which received only early rehabilitation, to see if VR training has clinical benefits when provided alongside early rehabilitation during hospitalization.

Detailed description

Early rehabilitation has been shown to enhance outcomes for patients with first-time acute stroke. However, whether the addition of virtual reality (VR) training could further improve muscle strength, functional recovery, and mood state for these patients is unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of early rehabilitation combined with VR training in patients following first-time acute stroke. Patients with acute ischemic stroke will be selected and randomly assigned with a 1:1 randomization ratio to either the experimental group or the comparison group. Both groups received early rehabilitation, and the experimental group received extra VR training starting 24 hours to 3 days poststroke during the stay in the hospital. Muscle strength, functional status, and mood state will be collected before and after the intervention.

Conditions

• Stroke, Acute
• Acute Ischemic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	virtual reality training	The experimental group received five additional days of supervised VR training using a wireless sensor in a private room in the neurological care ward.
BEHAVIORAL	early rehabilitation	Five 60-minute sessions per week, was prescribed by a rehabilitation physician and performed by physical, occupational, and speech therapists from 3 to 6 days after admission.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-12
• Primary completion: 2018-08-12
• Completion: 2018-12-31
• First posted: 2023-07-03
• Last updated: 2024-01-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan